One of the last things true crime writer Richard Castle expected when he took a meeting with convicted murderer Kate Beckett was to be sent on a quest for proof of her innocence, the other was to fall in love with her. A Castle AU. Written 2012. Revised 2016.

This year, Lanie's determined to drag Beckett to Castle's Halloween party. At first Beckett's reluctant, but when she sees a certain costume, she changes her mind. How would Castle react if he saw her in this? And she's not the only one with a plan... Set mid-S4. Now Complete.

As Kate finds herself getting back on solid ground in her relationship with Castle, her world gets turned upside down by an unexpected visitor. As emotions run high and danger lurks will she and Castle be able to stand together and become stronger or will their secrets and lies eventually tear them apart? AU Set after 4x22 Undead Again. Cover Art by LordofKavaka. Now Edited 9/2015.

Kate Beckett is the new nanny for Richard Castle's young daughter, trying to pay back loans and attending Community College as a way to build up credits for her entrance into the Police Academy. She takes the job as delightful Alexis's nanny thinking that it would just be that; a job. But she finds herself falling for her charge's father and finds his affections returned. AU

Maura has been bullied by Jane since their sophomore year in high school. But now as Seniors, what will she do when she finds out the truth behind Jane's behavior towards her? Rating changed to M for later chapters. Rizzles Fan Awards: Best New Author Runner Up

'Waking up was hard. The floor was cold and rigid. "Castle?" she muttered groggily. If she was in such a mess as this, he simply had to be involved. But all was silent.' Kate Beckett is rarely afraid, but this all-too-real scenario is playing on her every concern. Castle doesn't know where she is, only that he must find her before time runs out and he loses her for good.

Rick Castle is father to a precocious 9-year-old Alexis who wants him to chaperone her class camping trip. The school decides to take advantage of a new NYPD program to have off-duty officers get involved with school activities. Enter Officer Kate Beckett, just over a year out of the police academy, but in need of a break from the stressful life of police work.

"Thanks for understanding.. for not being mad at me." "You saved our girl's life, how can I be mad at you for that?" A different kind of post-Always fic. Ryan copes with the fallout from his decision. Contains Esplanie/Caskett. Rating may change.

After a vivid dream, Beckett thinks she's been given a second chance. When she begins to doubt the reality surrounding her, there is only one person she can think of who has come up with crazier things than what she's living through.

AU. Lethal, hard-edged assassin Kate Beckett is hired to kill the handsome, best-selling author Richard Castle. But when everything's not as it should be, and feelings get muddled along the way, can she really think of him as just another paper target? Cover art by houghtonsbeckett. COMPLETE.

Spoilers for 5x17. "She isn't surprised to hear the soft knock on her front door, and she smiles to herself, wrapping the black silk robe a little tighter around her body, making her way on bare feet to answer it. "So I was thinking…not everything in life is black and white, right?" says Castle, leaning casually against her doorjamb." COMPLETE

Based on a prompt: What if the crime in the alley scene in 'Always' had nothing to do with Kate's shooting or her mom's murder. And the John Woo marathon went ahead. Would Kate show up at the loft and what happens next? "His footfalls greet her like an approaching army, striking fear and terror, laced with excitement and something that feels suspiciously like arousal, within her."

Life in District 8, like everywhere else, is in service to the Capitol. For former Hunger Games victor, Jane Rizzoli, each day is spent trying to cope with the pain of haunting memories. Can a seamstress give her something worth fighting for?

Spoilers for 5x10: 'Significant Others'. Based on the final scene. "She watches Castle's nervous energy spike giddily as he reacts to the relief of getting his life back in order, everyone back in their own little compartment; no bleeding between the lines, no comingling, separate boxes for everything, and everyone in their appropriate place." COMPLETE

After Alexis' untimely death from leukemia, Rick puts away his crime novels and joins the FBI. After a friend's deadly brush with the Dragon, he vows to solve his murder and bring the perpetrator to justice. To do it he will need the help of NYPD Detective Kate Beckett. (Cannot believe I finished this on the anniversary of JB's murder) new cover image by Dtrekker

AU: Beckett is a uniform on the Vice squad at the 12th, five years before she and Castle actually meet in the show. Based on an idea of Cartographical - chezchuckles and I just liked it so much that we each wrote our own. Variations on the same theme, sort of.

Kate Beckett has just lost her mother. Rick Castle is still reeling from his breakup with Kyra Blaine. What happens when these two become housemates? A story about loss and love, and a bit of a college fic.

What happens if Kate and Rick meet earlier than believed in a coffee shop? What will happen between the two of them? Johanna Beckett is alive in this story! At least for some of it! Disclaimer: I don't own Castle!

SPOILERS FOR 4x01! Everyone was shocked: Kate Beckett had been shot at Montgomery's funeral. The hospital staff saves her life, but with one problem: She doesn't remember anything. Castle must compete with Josh to win Kate's love. Complete.

It starts with the first episode from season 3, when Castle comes back from the Hamptons. Then it takes on its own life. Beckett admits her feelings for Castle...both to him and to herself. This is my first fanfic. I am aware it prob isn't very good.

Rachel Duncan has spent her life concealing anything about herself that might be considered in the least bit interesting. But her deepest desires are becoming harder and harder to ignore, especially when she realises there might be science behind them.

Kate Beckett wakes up, kidnapped, lost in time, with no idea about anything that's happened to her or why. To top it off, she's in Wales. Gwen Cooper, baffled as to how she came to be involved in this mess, is left with the task of babysitting the feisty New Yorker. And while Kate's safe for now, she's far from out of danger...

London. 1940. Jane Rizzoli lives with her parents, sister-in-law, and baby nephew, during a war that wreaks havoc across the world. But it isn't just the war that's going to turn her life upside down...

One day. One day where so much happened, caught up in murder and violence and THE murder and violence, the murder that's shaped her whole life. The day ends with a pretence, an act, only the acting is real and they only begin to pretend when they step off the stage...

Having trouble with relationships? Friendships? Family? Work? Write to Aunt Shonda, Seattle's most famous and most successful agony aunt. A oneshot, but with almost unlimited potential for more if you enjoy it!

Captain Beckett, a ruthless pirate, insists she cares more for her ship than for any human being. But no matter how fast she runs, and she does run, there is one man from her past that she cannot leave behind... (If you're wondering about the title, Persephone is the Greek goddess of the underworld - google it!)

Don't wait. Don't think. Just... jump. Making mistakes is what we live for, they help us grow, they're confirmation of the freedom that every soul needs. But are some mistakes just too big to fix? When the dominoes start falling, Kate will have to wonder if it was really worth it - and if Rick is worth it, especially when there is so much more at stake.

Sir Richard Castle, a wealthy & successful writer in 19th Century England, does everything to please his wonderful daughter Alexis. So when she wants to go to London to meet the infamous crimestopper Lady Beckett, his love, combined with his writer's curiosity, make him powerless to refuse. But who, really, is this Lady Beckett that the Castles are so desperate to meet? *COMPLETE*

In English Literature we discuss whether it is appropriate to whine about a problem without offering a solution. While I think whining is a hugely necessary part of life, I like solutions too - so this is mine. If you hadn't guessed, my tongue was firmly in my cheek when I wrote the title, but I did take it out to write the rest of the story, and I hope you like it!

Kate Beckett, huge fan of the novelist Richard Castle, writes him an email asking about his motivation for writing. He responds and they begin to write to each other. Alternative meeting - if 1x01 hadn't happened...

Johanna is a top lawyer, travelling all over the world, and bringing a teenage Kate with her. She's now working in London, and Kate is at boarding school in the English countryside (where the story is ALL set - don't be put off by...things.) But Kate isn't the only American at St James' Academy...

When young, successful crime novelist Richard Castle meets MI6 agent, code name 'Sierra', he has no idea just how much she will change his life. AU. Think Caskett meets spy thriller... *complete* M rated chapter (14.1) as a separate story.

Kate meets Rick Castle when she's about to leave college, just after her Mom dies. They get to know each other, because they are both fascinated. - In the series, Kate's FBI ex says she waited in line for hours to get her book signed, and that the books got her through the murder, so this is what would happen if Rick didn't just sign the book. *COMPLETE*

How often have you made friends online? Well, what if that was how Rick and Kate met? Just a oneshot, I hope you like it. As always, please review - and if you haven't already, please read my other story - If we had done it differently - and also 'Another New Start'. xox